Sing Again
| Sing Again | |
|---|---|
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| Hangul | 싱어게인 - 무명가수전 |
| Genre | Reality show |
| Directed by | Yoon Hyun-joon |
| Presented by | Lee Seung-gi |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | Season 1: 12 + 1 Special Season 2: 12 |
| Production | |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Distributor | JTBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | JTBC |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Original release |
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| External links | |
| Website | |
Sing Again (Korean: 싱어게인 - 무명가수전) is a South Korean television program that airs on JTBC starting November 16, 2020. Season 1 aired at 22:30 (KST) on Monday. It was scheduled for a season 2 after garnering positive response from viewers.
Season 2, starting on December 6, 2021, aired at 21:00 (KST) every Monday.
Both seasons are hosted by Lee Seung-gi.
Overview[]
There are many unknown singers all over the world, singers who have been short-lived but have been forgotten, and singers who are capable but have not come across an opportunity to debut. These singers are given a second chance to "sing again" through the show in this new-concept rebirth talent show.
Judges and MC[]
| Position | Name | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom. | Hangul | ||
| MC | Lee Seung-gi[a] | 이승기 | Singer, actor, host, entertainer |
| Senior Judges | You Hee-yeol[b] | 유희열 | Singer, host, composer, producer |
| Jeon In-kwon[c] | 전인권 | Singer, songwriter | |
| Kim Jong-jin[d] | 김종진 | Singer, actor | |
| Lee Sun-hee | 이선희 | Singer, songwriter | |
| Yoon Do-hyun[e] | 윤도현 | Singer, musician, songwriter | |
| Kim Eana | 김이나 | Lyricist, songwriter | |
| Junior Judges | Lee Hae-ri | 이해리 | Member of Davichi, musical actress |
| Kyuhyun | 규현 | Member of Super Junior, host, musical actor | |
| Sunmi | 선미 | Singer, songwriter, lyricist | |
| Song Min-ho | 송민호 | Member of Winner, lyricst, composer | |
| Guest Judge | Yoon Jong-shin[f] | 윤종신 | singer-songwriter, record producer |
Series overview[]
| Series | No. of episodes |
Originally Aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Aired | Last Aired | |||||
| 1 [1] |
12 | 16 November 2020 | 15 February 2021 | Lee Seung-yoon 이승윤 |
Jeong Hongil 정홍일 |
Lee Mu-jin 이무진 |
| 2 | 12 | 6 December 2021 | 28 February 2022 | Kim Ki-tae 김기태 |
Kim So-yeon 김소연 |
Yun Sung 윤성 |
Ratings[]
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 1 | 0.715 | 1.376 | 1.658 | 1.657 | 1.806 | 1.770 | 1.515 | 1.984 | 2.016 | 2.059 | 2.318 | 2.442 | 1.776 | |
| 2 | 1.215 | 1.582 | 1.729 | 1.816 | 1.820 | 1.750 | 1.788 | 1.921 | 1.869 | 1.449 | 2.025 | 1.976 | 1.794 | |
Season 1: 2020-2021[]
In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.
| Ep. # | Broadcast Date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[3][4] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | November 16, 2020 | 3.165% | 3.570% |
| 2 | November 23, 2020 | 5.416% | 5.575% |
| 3 | November 30, 2020 | 7.131% | 7.762% |
| 4 | December 7, 2020 | 6.914% | 8.215% |
| 5 | December 14, 2020 | 7.545% | 8.884% |
| 6 | December 21, 2020 | 7.248% | 8.115% |
| 7 | January 4, 2021 | 6.241% | 7.382% |
| 8 | January 11, 2021 | 8.450% | 9.451% |
| 9 | January 18, 2021 | 8.221% | 9.027% |
| 10 | January 25, 2021 | 8.516% | 9.437% |
| 11 | February 1, 2021 | 10.062% | 11.753% |
| 12 | February 8, 2021 | 10.010% | 11.591% |
| Average | 7.410% | 8.397% | |
| Specials | |||
| 13 | February 15, 2021 | 4.880% | 5.997% |
Season 2: 2021-Present[]
In the ratings below, the lowest rating for the show will be in blue and the highest rating for the show will be in red.
| Ep. # | Broadcast Date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[5] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | December 6, 2021 | 5.556% | 6.120% |
| 2 | December 13, 2021 | 6.922% | 7.795% |
| 3 | December 20, 2021 | 7.811% | 8.683% |
| 4 | December 27, 2021 | 7.752% | 8.891% |
| 5 | January 3, 2022 | 8.000% | 9.138% |
| 6 | January 10, 2022 | 7.599% | 8.804% |
| 7 | January 17, 2022 | 7.600% | 8.335% |
| 8 | January 24, 2022 | 8.126% | 8.865% |
| 9 | February 7, 2022 | 7.889% | 9.285% |
| 10 | February 14, 2022 | 6.609% | 7.153% |
| 11 | February 21, 2022 | 8.507% | 9.849% |
| 12 | February 28, 2022 | 8.659% | 9.514% |
| Average | 7.586% | 8.536% | |
Note: This show airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).
Note 2: TNmS has stopped publishing their rating reports from June 2018.
Spin-offs[]
Famous Singer (2021)[]
Famous Singer 유명가수전 is a Sing Again spin-off program that runs from April 2, 2021 – June 22, 2021. It features the Top 3 contestants from Sing Again season 1.
On the new program, the Top 3 finalists include winner Lee Seung Yoon, runner-up Jeong Hong Il, and third-place contestant Lee Moo Jin, will be meeting with Korea's legendary singers to talk about music and perform covers and collaborations.[6]
References[]
- ^ 기자, 안소윤 인턴. "'싱어게인' TOP3 전국 투어 콘서트…11월 서울 공연". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea".
- ^ "편먹고 공치리 시청률 : 네이버 통합검색". m.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "Super Junior's Kyuhyun and Lee Soo Geun To MC "Sing Again" Spin-Off Program". Soompi. 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
External links[]
- Official website (in Korean)
- South Korean variety television shows
- Korean-language television shows
- 2021 South Korean television series debuts
- JTBC original programming
- 2020s South Korean television series